Day 2 continued

Okie Pinokie is a......actually I don't know what it is.  I guess the best description is a place to hunt.  There were quite a few hunters out that day. It was a good thing we went out there during the day.  Wasn't in the mood to get shot at night.  OK, so this place is located way out in the boonies.  The entrance is on the corner of SR 124 & 510 East marked by two pillars.  You are able to find this address in the GPS, so I won't provide step by step instructions.  Once you pass the Circus Hall of Fame you are getting close. The story is that there have been at least 8 decaying bodies found there (reported by the Mississinewa staff).  Also a 7-year old girl named Stephanie was raped, tortured and killed in the woods, again, supposedly.  You are to drive down the gravel road until you get to the circle at the end.  Stop your car, get out and whistle and someone will begin whistling with you from deep within the forest. It is also said that a noise like a pig squealing and dogs barking can be heard like they are standing right next to you.  Something about weird trees that look like they have antlers on them and a warning not to bring a Ouija board out there because the spirits don't like it.  There are plenty of YouTube videos about this place, but I haven't seen anything out of the ordinary on them.  Here are our pictures:

the circle at the end of the road

a trail that led to the river

Keyan, prepared to attack any "ghosts"

weird, antler trees

We looked around for a little while but when we heard the first shot gun blast we high-tailed it out of there.  Like I said before, we were NOT interested in getting shot.  So off to the next location.

The Old Stone House was next on our agenda.  This is located on Old Stone Road which can be found by GPS.  This house was part of the Underground Railroad and it is said that on foggy nights you can drive by and see strange lights coming from within.  The info I got on the property was that it was burned out on the inside but it had been bought and was scheduled to be converted into a church.  By the time we got there it looks like that had already taken place.  See for yourselves:

From here we went to the Dentist's House on 6th Street.  It is believed that this house is inhabited by the ghost of a woman.  The people that work in the dentist's office say the upstairs is used only for storage, yet they hear noises and stuff is moved around.  People that play Bingo across the street have reported seeing a woman in the upstairs window and the curtains moving. Unfortunately she wasn't out by the window when we went.  Here is a pic:

I would have loved to stay and play Bingo, but we had to press on to the Lutheran Cemetery. It is located at 10-18 Lutheran 2, Peru, IN.  Going east on 24, it is the first right once you pass the Kroger on your right.  That will be N. Kelly Ave.  This street will take you straight to the cemetery.  The story about this place is that there is a big white cross on the old side of the cemetery.  It is said that on certain nights at midnight you are able to see a stairway descend from the middle of the cross.  We didn't go at midnight so we didn't see the stairway. But there are a few steps at the base of the cross.  Maybe that is what they mean?

On our way back to the hotel from Peru we swung by Logansport, IN to check out two more cemeteries.  Mount Hope Cemetery and Shiloh.  Mt. Hope is located at 1800 Grant Street, Logansport, IN and Shiloh is located at 1047 North County Road 350 West, Logansport, IN.  We went to Mt. Hope first. This is another place where if you whistle someone is supposed to whistle back at you.  You are also supposed to hear the sound of horses back and forth even though there isn't a horse farm for miles around.  Of course we came across none of that, but we did find some pretty interesting head stones.  I have never seen their like before.  These are all made of concrete. Here are some pictures:

Some of the headstones that looked like these had the Masonic symbol on them. Others had different symbols. The husband was listed on one side and the wife on the other.  They are very detailed, although it's hard to tell in these pictures.  I did find this website that had an explanation of these head stones. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kycampbe/headstone.htm.  It's kind of neat.

Our last stop this evening before dinner was Shiloh.  You are supposed to hear a headless horseman at this place.  Another thing you can do is run around the church three times.  When you are done, look inside the basement window and you will see a little girl staring up at you.  By the time we got to this cemetery it was nighttime.  Once again the ride to and from was the creepiest part.  We found the cemetery and that looked pretty much like the pictures and videos posted on YouTube.  The surprising thing was that the church was no longer there.  It had been torn down and a new church had been built in its place.  This one did not have any basement windows.  This was actually a relief because I wasn't looking forward to running around the church three times (actually we were going to drive around it but lets not split hairs).  Who comes up with this stuff anyway?  Why would you run around a church three times?  Whatever.... Here is the pic:

Well, another day of ghost hunting is done.  We did not find anything haunted but we did have a nice drive and saw some interesting things.  Now it is time for dinner and hopefully another hot chocolate? 

Pastariffic.  The name says it all.  Very yummy.  Somehow they have pretty much the same menu as the Olive Garden, but they manage to make it much tastier.  They also had cannoli for dessert.  My favorite!

Spent a great day with two of my favorite guys, had a lovely meal.  Now with a full belly it's time to go to bed and rest for another day of exploring.

Good night.